After decades, an insurgency falters
Philippine Maoists under pressure
by Alex de JongThe strongest force on the Philippine Left is faltering under long-term attrition. Alex de Jong explains the decline.
For an end to last-gasp liberalism
by Sarang Narasimhaiah
Sarang Narasimhaiah calls for a break with the deeply ingrained but unacknowledged principles and protocols of liberalism and the organization of an independent left alternative.
Grief, mourning, and solidarity
An interview with Sarah Jaffe
by Sarah Jaffe and Eric MaroneySarah Jaffe discusses grief, Palestine, and the pandemic in an interview about her recent book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire
Navigating the storm, rebuilding the fightback
Support the Tempest project
by TempestHelp support the Tempest Collective and Tempestmag.org by donating to our fundraiser.
Santa Socialism
A diagnosis
by John LangJohn Lang explores what it means to engage in wishful thinking about political change.
Rosa Luxemburg’s war against cynicism
A review of The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume V
by Sean LarsonSean Larson reviews the newest volume in The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg.
Uprising for democracy in the Caucasus
The Georgian people vs. the government
by Ashley Smith, Ilya Budraitskis, Ia Eradze, Luka Nakhutsrishv, Lela RekhviashviliTempest’s Ashley Smith and Posle Media’s Ilya Budraitskis interview Georgian activists and scholars Ia Eradze, Luka Nakhutsrishvili, and Lela Rekhviashvili about the roots of the uprising, its trajectory, and Georgia’s place in global capitalism and the imperialist order.
Notes on an Interview with Joseph Daher
Graphic notes for understanding the rebellion in Syria
by LizartistryLizartistry shares graphic notes on the Tempest interview with Joseph Daher about the fall of Assad and the rebellion in Syria.
Borders are prisons and prisons are borders
by Kristen Godfrey
Kristen Godfrey argues that the Left must call for an end to borders and nation-states, and build solidarity among Black people and immigrants in and out of the United States to resist displacement and immobility
CEO murder sparks national discussion on privatized medicine
But it will take a mass movement in the streets to win health care for all
by Dennis KosuthTempest’s Dennis Kosuth explains the reasons behind public anger at for-profit health care in the United States – anger expressed through public sympathy for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.